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Lam Research to add 200 jobs in Singapore this year

The hiring push will deepen Singapore's semiconductor skills base as demand for AI-related chipmaking and advanced packaging accelerates.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Critical Manufacturing to show AI MES with ASMPT in Taiwan

Chipmakers could gain earlier fault detection as the software links equipment data, analytics and AI to improve yield and quality.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Network Infrastructure

UMC signs imec silicon photonics deal for 12-inch wafers

Risk production of optical transceiver chips is slated for 2026 and 2027 as UMC moves silicon photonics onto 12-inch wafers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2026

Cloud Security

Researchers unveil self-testing quantum random chip

The chip could bolster banking and cloud security by proving its randomness is intact even as hardware ages, drifts or is tampered with.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Global Stories

Silicon photonics stories

Semiconductors

iPronics raises USD $125 million for AI optical switching

Demand for AI data-centre networking is pushing iPronics to scale its optical switch platform after a USD $125 million Series B.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Data centers

Enlightra uses Yokogawa analysers for AI data-centre links

Demand for denser AI data-centre links is pushing Enlightra to validate comb-based laser chips with high-resolution spectrum testing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Hyperscale

Lightmatter joins NVIDIA NVLink Fusion AI ecosystem

The move could help hyperscalers cut cabling in dense AI clusters by half as optical links become central to NVIDIA's custom-chip strategy.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Semiconductors

Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost

AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Data centers

Supermicro unveils blueprints for giant AI data centres

AI operators face a standardised route to megascale sites as Supermicro bundles cooling, power and networking for deployments from 5MW to 1GW.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Semiconductors

Kopin & Fabric.AI back MicroLED optical links for AI

The USD $15 million order signals early commercial traction as the partners target lower-power, faster links between chips in AI data centres.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026

Robotics

Quantum Computing launches NeuraWave for edge AI inference

Customers in telecoms, vehicles and healthcare could gain faster, lower-power AI processing as the photonic system moves to order.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Sat, 25th Apr 2026

Hyperscale

Salience Labs debuts all-optical switch for AI hubs

Salience Labs unveils a 32-port all-optical switch for AI data centres, promising big latency and power cuts as rack densities surge.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026

Unified Communications

Taara unveils photonic chip for cable-free 25Gbps links

Taara unveils a silicon photonics platform and Taara Beam, a cable-free link delivering fibre-like 25Gbps speeds over distances up to 10km.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026

Semiconductors

Firgun backs Photonic from its $250m fund

Firgun's debut quantum fund deal backs Canada's Photonic from its $250m pot, deepening cross-border UK-North America ties.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026

Open source

NVIDIA CEO reveals Blackwell AI platform during keynote

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the groundbreaking Blackwell AI platform, marking a pivotal moment in computing innovation at the annual GTC conference.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025

Supply Chain

NVIDIA unveils new silicon photonics networking solutions

NVIDIA has unveiled its innovative Spectrum-X and Quantum-X silicon photonics networking switches, boosting AI factory efficiency while slashing energy use.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025